Champions League: Tuesday's quarter final first legs - in pictures

We bring you all action from the Bernabéu as Tottenham's Champions League odyssey continues with a visit to the home of nine-time European champions Real Madrid, and from the San Siro where current holders Inter play host to Schalke

The Spurs fans have only just stopped singing and are getting the heads around the fact that Aaron Lennon is out after injuring himself in the warm-up, when Real take the lead courtesy of a header by Emmanuel Adebayor, who easily outjumps Lennon's replacement, Jermaine Jenas

Just 16 minutes in and the night goes from bad to worse for Spurs. Peter Crouch, who is already on a yellow after a rash lunge on Sergio Ramos, does it again, this time on Marcelo and the referee has no choice but to pull the red card out of his pocket this time...

The second half looks to be starting like the first, some early Madrid pressure and then Emmanuel Adebayor scores with a header. Ronaldo takes a short corner to Marcelo who quickly fires in a cross into the box which catches the Spurs defence flat-footed. The Madrid forward is a bit quicker off the mark and rises high to head home

Mid-way through the second half and Angel Di María makes it three, so no wonder the Spurs players are looking so dejected. Modric is caught in possession again and the ball is quickly worked out to the right where Di María is waiting, he cuts inside before lashing a fantastic shot into the top corner ...

... and being submerged under a sea of white shirts. And rightly so, as it was a corker of a goal. It pretty much puts paid to any faint hopes that Tottenham had that they can turn this match, and the tie, around

Even though they're 3-0 up, Real keep up the pressure and the final whistle can't come quick enough for Spurs. But with three minutes to go Ronaldo makes it 4-0 after Kaká clips a ball to the right-hand side of the box, where Ronaldo meets it on the volley and Gomes allows it to squirt under his hands and into the net. That sort of sums up Tottenham's night

Tonight's drubbing has given Harry plenty to think about before next Wednesday's return tie. Despite Mourinho's saying that the tie is 'not over', it will take a minor miracle for Spurs to progress to the semi-finals

What a start to the game, there's probably plenty of fans who missed this astonishing goal by Dejan Stankovic as he scored after only 24 seconds. Not only was the time of the goal astonishing but the skill displayed by the Inter midfielder. The ball's punted towards the Schalke area but their keeper Neuer flies out the area and clears with his head. As the ball is heading towards the centre circle, he must think the danger's over but he hadn't reckoned on the right boot of Stankovic. How wrong he was, as the Serb displays fantastic technique, power and timing as to volley the ball back into the empty net. A surefire contender for goal of the season

Inter retake the lead just after the half hour mark with a nicely worked goal. Sneijder crosses the ball to the back post and Cambiasso heads the ball back across the goal where Diego Milito times his run to perfection to volley home

It's 2-2! With half-time approaching Edu is put through by Jurado and the striker's shot is saved by Cesar in the Inter goal but the Schalke forward is on hand to stick out his left leg and poke the ball home from a tight angle

Now it's 3-2 to Schalke, and the German side are ahead for the first time in the game and it's a wonderful goal by Raul that's done it. The veteren forward displays some of his legendary prowess when he controls the pass and swivels away from Chivu before prodding the ball into the corner from 10 yards

Blimey! Just three minutes later Schalke are 4-2 ahead courtesy of Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia. Jurado, in acres of space on the right, crosses low into the box, as Inter scramble back, for some reason Ranocchia slides in to gently tap the ball past Cesar

Edu gets his second and Schalke are 5-3 ahead, unbelievable and there's still 15 minutes to go! The Brazilian picks up the ball when it's not cleared properly and then with his back to goal, controls, turns and larrups a shot into the top corner

It's party time inside the San Siro for the Schalke fans. Before the match they would never have dreamed that the night would finish with their team beating the current champions 5-2 in their own backyard. There's going to be some atmosphere for the return leg in the Veltins-Arena next week